• PissMissile@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Pizza. Getting pizza for the family shouldn’t cost over $70. Hell, eating out and fast food are exorbitantly expensive.

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      17 hours ago

      A lot of my grocery stores have pizza dough ready to go thats about $2.50 and can be frozen. So if you buy your ingredients and a pizza stone, you can have some REALLY good pizza any time.

      I like to put the sauce on, then toast the crust for about 4-5mins before putting the rest on. Keeps the crust crispy.

      Also, a dough ball isnt as hard to fit in the fridge.

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      19 hours ago

      Pizza in my corner of the world is still a reasonable price. First, there’s cheap but delicious Little Caesars – that’s a go-to that I’m not at all embarrassed to admit. Then my local pizza shop can get me a XL pie and cheesy bread sticks for less than $20 out the door. My family of three always has leftovers from that for lunch the next day for someone but not everyone.

      Any of the bougy “wood fired” blah blah blah boutique pizza grift stills costs a fortune here. But my little local pizza shop is a good NYC style slice, with normal pizza shop ingredients.

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      2 days ago

      I now just buy the large ready-to-bake supreme pizza at Aldi and just enhance it by adding mozarella and other toppings at home. $8 plus maybe $2 worth of extra stuff I put on it. Just like sushi, I really can’t justify paying too much for it when eating out.

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          You mean from their food court, or their Kirkland brand freezer ones? I have wanted to try the food court ones, but if I get it home and it’s not good then I’m both frustrated and need to find something else to eat, so I always pass it up since I don’t know if it’s good or not…

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              For me, time, effort, and of course the $10. I’m disabled so take a standard costco run, make it take 4x as long and physically difficult. Add taking a gamble on dinner as I leave and it’s a make-or-break decision.

              I’ll have to give it a go the next time I’m there. I’ve had their ice cream and it’s very good, but that’s not a meal :p

              • c0wboy dani@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                1 day ago

                if you’re worried about it, just buy a slice.

                they’re weird so they slice it into 6 but that makes it a huuuge slice. well well well worth the $2 imo, it’s certainly a loss leader for them (meaning the cost for them to make it is more than they charge you for it)

                legitimately the best pizza I had in the years I spent living in Georgia.

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            1 day ago

            Just get a slice next time you go through. Its $2, and you get a snack + qa. Imo, better than a lot of dedicated pizza shops, and cheaper

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              1 day ago

              I didn’t know they sold individual slices, I only saw people with full pies or hot dogs. I’ll definitely grab one next time :D

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            The Motor City Pizza (if they sell at your Costco) in the frozen aisle is good too if you like deep dish. It’s too meaty for my taste, but will do the trick in a pinch.

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      Oh god for me it was frozen pizza. I fucking love frozen pizza as an easy dinner night and used to be able to find Dr Oetkers for $4 a pizza. That shit is $13 now.

      It kills me cause I still love it but I won’t buy it :(